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Spectacular spring and waterfalls. Very popular with Iraqi tourists, who love to stand, sit or smoke nargileh in it.
Bekhal Waterfall is located in the mountainous northern part of the country in the Kurdistan Region, in Erbil Governorate. It is located 10 km west of Rawandiz and 135 km from Erbil. This waterfall hosts many visitors and tourists across the country.
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Dry and dusty canyon in summer, lush and green from spring to autumn. An incredible sight year round! To get into one sector of the gorge (not the one marked in the map here), walk down from the town centre in the direction of Kawlukan (same direction as Soran). After the last switchback and before the bridge, there is a statue (or rather a bust) to the left. Behind it you can enter the gorge, and walk 5,5km to Bekhal Waterfall (however, there's not a footpath all the way and at times, it's right next to a high cliff).